Claudia Lewis

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Red Dye No. 3 Ban at FDA and What's Next

On January 15, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) issued an order to revoke the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 (Red No. 3) in food and ingested drugs in response to a 2022 color additive...more

1/22/2025 / Chemicals , Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Manufacturers , Food Safety , Manufacturers , Public Health , Regulatory Oversight

Update: California Enacts Color Additive Ban

Last Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California School Food Safety Act (AB2316). The new law will prohibit California's public schools from serving school meals containing any of the following synthetic...more

10/4/2024 / Chemicals , Food Manufacturers , Food Safety , Governor Newsom , New Legislation , Public Schools , School Lunch Programs

Update: A Proposed California Color Additive Ban and a BVO Class Action Lawsuit

We previously covered California's landmark Food Safety Act, the legislative proposals inspired by it, and the FDA's final rule revoking the authorization of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food products. Since then, there...more

9/25/2024 / Beverage Manufacturers , Class Action , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Manufacturers , Food Safety , Pending Legislation , Public Schools

Food and Color Additives - Is the Patchwork Here?

State legislatures are actively pursuing bans on food and color additives. California’s landmark Food Safety Act (Act), effective January 2027, bans the manufacture and sale of products containing brominated vegetable oil...more

8/2/2024 / Chemicals , Compliance , Compliance Dates , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Manufacturers , Food Safety , Manufacturers , Toxic Chemicals

Maryland Requires Baby Food Manufacturers to Test for Toxic Heavy Metals

We want to inform you of a new law in Maryland, effective January 1, 2025, that mandates baby food manufacturers to test for toxic heavy metals, excluding infant formula. Known as Rudy’s Law, this legislation was inspired by...more

7/5/2024 / Baby Products , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Safety , Lead , Metals , New Legislation , Toxic Chemicals

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